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No. 492,652. Patented Feb. 28, 1893.

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W. H. YOUNG.

HAY PRESS.

No. 492.652. Patented Feb. 2 8, 1893.

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HAY- PRESS.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 492,652, dated February28, 1893.

Application filed September 26,1892- $erial1lo. 446,874- (No model.) i

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WASHINGTON I-I. YOUNG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHay-Presses; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to improvements in hand power baling presses,and it consists in the peculiar construction certain novel combination,and the adaptation of parts, hereinafter described and particularlypointed out in the claims appended.

In the accompanying drawings:Figure 1, is an elevation of one side of myimproved baling press. Fig. 2, is a similar view of the opposite sidethereof. Fig. 3, is a top plan view, and:-Fig. 4, is a perspective viewof the follower, removed.

In the said drawings similar letters designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views referring to which:

A, indicates the main frame or casing of my improved press, which ispreferably of a rectangular form in cross section and is provided withlongitudinal slots at, in its side walls to form ways for the runners ofthe follower, presently to be described. This main frame or casing A,which is provided in its upper side with a feed opening B, arrangedabout midway its length, is mounted upon suitable standards or legs asb, and is braced and strengthened by suitable straps as 0, so as toenable it to withstand the great strain and pressure to which it issubjected. The open ends of the frame or casing A, are normally closedin practice by the removable flanged head blocks B, which are providedupon their outer sides adjacent to their lower edges with slots at, andhave their upper edges recessed as at b, for the engagement of the lowerand upper retaining bails Bflwhich have their ends pivotally connectedto the frame or casing A, as better shown in Figs. 1, and 2. By thismanner of fastening the head blocks in position it will be seen that thesame may be readily removed when it is desired to remove a pressed baleor bales, by simply raising the upper bail 13*, out of engagement withthe head block and swinging said head block outwardly and downwardly.

To replace and lock one of the head blocks in position, it is simplynecessary to place the lower bail B in the slot at, andswing the blockup into the endof the frame or casing and then swing the upper bail Bdown into engagement with the recessedupper edge I), of the block, whensaid block will be securely locked in position and will be enabled towithstand any amount of pressure.

0, indicates the follower of my'improved press which is of a rectangularform in cross section and of such a size that it will snugly fit theframe or casing A, in which it is designed to slide. This follower C,which may be formed from wood or other suitable material; has itsopposite faces recessed so as to form the flanges D, which have theirinner sides beveled as shown, so that they will embrace the ends of thebales in practice.

Formed in the upper and lower flanges D, of the follower are alignedslots d, which align with grooves e, formed in the faces of thefollower, and permit of the. introduction of the binding wires whichareseated in the said grooves c and are enwrapped and tied about the balesas will be presently described.

E, indicates the runners of the follower which are suitably connected tothe sides thereof and are designed toslide in the slots or ways a, ofthe frame or casing before described.

Fixedly mounted upon or formed integral with a transverse shaft h,journaled in suitable bearings and extending beneath the frame or casingA, are the windlasses F, which rest at the sides of the frame or casingand are designed, through the medium of the cables G, to move thefollower C, to and fro. These cables G, which are looped through theopenings 2', of the follower runners E, take around the friction pulleysH, mounted near the ends of the frame or casing and are wound upon thewindlasses F, as better shown in Fig. 3, of the drawings.

Fixed upon one end of the Windlass shaft h, is a gear Wheel I, withwhich meshes a pinion J, fixed on the transverse drive shaft j. Thisshaft 9', which is journaled in suitable bearings andextends beneath theframe, is provided at its opposite end with a fixed fly Wheel M, havinga hand grasp m, through the connection with the drawings, it will beseen that the large fly wheel M, and the large gear wheel I, afford agreat leverage whereby the operator is enabled to exercise a great forceupon the follower.

In operation the hay or other material to be baled, is fed through theopening B, and the follower is reciprocated by turning the fly wheel M,first in one direction and then in another. bales may be pressed in oneoperation, which is a, desideratum. When the pressing of the bales iscompleted, they may be readily removed by disconnecting and removing thehead blocks as before described.

In the practice of my invention such changes or modifications may bemade as fairly fall within the scope of my claims, and I therefore .donot desire to be confined to the precise construction and relativearrangement of parts as herein set forth.

Having described my invention, what I claim is I 1. In a baling press,substantially as described, the combination with the main frame orcasing having the open ends; of the flanged It will thus be perceivedthat two 1 head blocks B, having the groove on, in their outer sidesadjacent to their lower edges and also having their upper edges recessedon their outer sides at b, and the lower and upper bails B pivotallyconnected to the frame or casing and adapted to engage the grooves a,and the recessed edges 19, of the head blocks, substantially as setforth.

2. In a baling press, substantiaily as de' scribed, the combination withthe main frame or casing having the feed opening midway its length, andthe slots or ways a, in its side walls, and also having the open ends,the head blocks for normally closing the open ends of the frame orcasing, and the follower adapted to slide within the frame or casing andhaving the runners E, of the shaft h, the windlasses mounted on saidshaft, the pulleys H, the cables connected directly to the runners ofthe follower and taking over the pulleys H, and around the windlasses,the drive shaft, the fly wheel fixed on said shaft, and gearingintermediate the drive shaft and the shaft h, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

WASHINGTON H. YOUNG. Witnesses:

J AS. 0. KLAPP, JAMES A. PRITCI-IARD.

